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NAME

transmission-qt β€” a bittorrent client

SYNOPSIS

transmission-qt -h
transmission-qt [ options ] [ torrent-fileΒ ... ]

DESCRIPTION

transmission-qt is a fast and easy BitTorrent client.

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file transfer protocol which uses a metainfo file (usually with the .torrent file extension) and a central tracker to distribute file data amongst a group of peers. For more information on the BitTorrent protocol see http://www.bittorrent.org/

OPTIONS
-h --help

Show help options

-g --config-dir directory

Where to look for configuration files. This can be used to swap between using the cli, daemon, gtk, and qt clients. See https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/main/docs/Configuration-Files.md for more information.

-m --minimized

Start minimized in notification area

-p --port port

Port to use when connecting to an existing session

-r --remote host

Connect to an existing session at the specified hostname

-u --username username

Username to use when connecting to an existing session

-v --version

Show version number and exit

-w --password password

Password to use when connecting to an existing session

Multiple .torrent files may be added at startup by appending them on the command line. If transmission-qt is already running, the torrents will be added to the running instance.

ENVIRONMENT
TRANSMISSION_HOME

Sets the default config-dir.

FILES
˜/.config/transmission

The config-dir used when neither [TRANSMISSION_HOME] nor [ -g ] is specified.

AUTHORS

transmission-qt was written by Charles Kerr, Josh Elsasser, Eric Petit, Mitchell Livingston, and Mike Gelfand.

SEE ALSO

transmission-create (1), transmission-daemon (1), transmission-edit (1), transmission-gtk (1), transmission-qt (1), transmission-remote (1), transmission-show (1)

https://transmissionbt.com/ June 26, 2010 TRANSMISSION-QT (1)